I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class
クラスで２番目に可愛い女の子と友だちになった
Class de 2-banme ni Kawaii Onnanoko to Tomodachi ni Natta
Binge-ready
Finished airing — 12 episodes, ready to binge.
- Format
- TV
- Season
- Spring 2026
- Studio
- CONNECT
- Based on
- Light novel
- Episode length
- 24 min
- Started
- 7 Apr 2026
- Ended
- 23 Jun 2026
- Score
- 79/100
Comedy Romance Heterosexual School Male Protagonist Primarily Teen Cast Female Protagonist Primarily Female Cast Otaku Culture Seinen
Maki Maehara, the class outcast, finally makes his first friend: Umi Asanagi, the second-prettiest girl in class and the center of everyone’s attention. He’s convinced she’s out of his league, but as their unlikely friendship grows, Maki starts to wonder…could there be more than just friendship between them? (Source: Crunchyroll)
Where to watch
Opening and ending songs
- Opening Submarine Youth reGretGirl (episodes 1-12) Watch ↗
- Ending Zutto 1-ban ni Shite ne Koresawa (episodes 1-12) Watch ↗
Song data from AnimeThemes.
Source material
Class de 2-banme ni Kawaii Onnanoko to Tomodachi ni Natta ↗ · クラスで２番目に可愛い女の子と友だちになった
Novel · Finished · 11 volumes · 117 chapters · 2021–2026
Source: AniList and MangaDex (publication details only).
Credits, releases and news
Staff
- Director
- Hideki Tachibana
- Original creator
- Takata, Rin Ono
- Series Composition
- Keiichirō Ōchi
- Script
- Keiichirō Ōchi
- Character Design
- Shoko Takimoto
- Music
- Ruka Kawada, Shūhei Mutsuki, Yayoi Sekimukai
- Art Director
- Michiko Morokuma
- Chief Animation Director
- Shoko Takimoto, Kana Hayashi
Japanese voice cast
- Masaki Maehara: Yūko Kaida
- Itsuki Maehara: Shinji Kawada
- Miki Yagisawa: Minami Tsuda
- Maki Maehara: Haruki Ishiya
- Nina Nitta: Ikumi Hasegawa
- Umi Asanagi: Manaka Iwami
- Kyoka Minato: Yurina Amami
- Nozomu Seki: Rikuya Yasuda
Latest news
- 12 May 2026 I Made Friends With the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class Anime Reveals 3rd Promo Video, More Cast Members
- 29 Mar 2026 Crunchyroll Simulcasts Agents of the Four Seasons, The Food Diary of Miss Maid, More Anime in India
- 24 Mar 2026 Crunchyroll Announces Release Schedule for Spring 2026 Season
- 1 Mar 2026 I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class TV Anime Reveals April 7 Debut, More Cast, Theme Song Artist in 2nd Promo Video
- 24 Dec 2025 I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class Anime's Main Trailer Unveils More Staff, Opening Song, April 2026 Debut
Episode titles (12)
- 1. The Girl Named Asanagi Umi
- 2. Asanagi Umi and Amami Yuu
- 3. The Second Prettiest Girl in Class
- 4. The Two and Their School Festival
- 5. From Now On, and Then On
- 6. December with Friends
- 7. First Date with a Friend
- 8. Family Sights
- 9. Family Sights: Part Two
- 10. One Last Tantrum
- 11. New Year's as Lovers
- 12. To a New Season
Anime News Network readers rate it 7.26/10 (58 votes).
Source: Anime News Network. Full details at Anime News Network.
Main characters
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Umi Asanagi
朝凪海
Voiced by Manaka Iwami
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Maki Maehara
前原真樹
Voiced by Haruki Ishiya
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Yuu Amami
天海夕
Voiced by Sayumi Suzushiro
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Nina Nitta
新田新奈
Voiced by Ikumi Hasegawa
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Miki Yagisawa
八木沢美紀
Voiced by Minami Tsuda
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Masaki Maehara
前原真咲
Voiced by Yuuko Kaida
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Airing data from AniList. Last updated 25 Oct 2026.